Johnson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
David Williams, Johnson County, Texas, 1867
David Williams registered to vote in Johnson County on August 1, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 9 of them in Johnson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Johnson County registered 88 freedmen in 1867, 11% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 9 years
- In Texas
- 9 years
- In the county
- about 1858
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1858 to 1870
1858186018621864186618681870
In Johnson County
David Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- David Williams
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Johnson County
- Precinct
- Alvarado
- Registered
- August 1, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 9 years
- Years in Johnson County
- 9 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Williams in Johnson County
- Lewis Williamsborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1837
Williamses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Williams
- Williamson 30
- William 16
Sources
This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 7 of the Johnson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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